There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Spain by plane, train (Renfe), bus, car, or train
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Fly Basel to Son Sant Joan Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)BSL - PMI
4h 21m€43–189Train
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu84
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants9742
10h 4m€128–194Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to BarcelonaFlixBus N872
15h 15m€75–110Drive 977.2 km
- Drive from Basel to Barcelona977.2 km
10h 22m€168–242Fly Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)BSL - BCN
4h 36m€43–159Fly Basel to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)BSL - MAD
5h 7m€76–229Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)ZRH - PMI
5h 32m€74–175Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)ZRH - BCN
5h 57m€64–215Fly Basel to Valencia Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Valencia Airport (VLC)BSL - VLC
4h 46m€66–379
Basel to Spain by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Spain is to fly which costs €40 - €160 and takes 4h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Spain is to fly which takes 4h 21m and costs €40 - €190.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Barcelona. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Spain. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 4m.
The distance between Basel and Spain is 990 km. The road distance is 977.2 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Spain without a car is to train which takes 10h 4m and costs €120 - €200.
It takes approximately 4h 21m to get from Basel to Spain, including transfers.
Basel to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Spain train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Mulhouse Ville station.
The best way to get from Basel to Spain is to fly which takes 4h 21m and costs €40 - €190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €120 - €200 and takes 10h 4m, you could also bus, which costs €75 - €110 and takes 15h 15m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Spain?
Condor Flugdienst, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona Sants in around 10h 4m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Basel to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Basel to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–380
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Basel to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from Basel to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Basel to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from Basel to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Basel to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Basel to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–380
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–380
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Barcelona station.
Basel to Spain train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Spain is 977 km. It takes approximately 10h 22m to drive from Basel to Spain.
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